The Trump administration on Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a national campaign against diversity policies to Virginia’s largest public university. The Education Department said it is responding to a complaint from multiple professors at George Mason who accuse the university of favoring those from underrepresented groups. The complaint takes aim at the university’s president, Gregory Washington, saying he issued...| NBC4 Washington
The White House has announced an increased federal law enforcement presence in Washington, D.C., for at least the next week to combat crime. This move follows President Donald Trump’s suggestions that his administration could take over running the city. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that federal personnel from various police forces would be visible on the streets starting at midnight. This initiative will last for at least a week, but there will be the option to...| NBC4 Washington
Virginia’s senators are trying to make changes to the way ICE agents operate. Democrats argue that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents dodge transparency and accountability by covering their faces with masks and not properly identifying themselves as law enforcement. Video shot earlier this year shows fully masked ICE agents working an operation in Sterling while bearing no visible…| NBC4 Washington
Secrecy in a criminal investigation is normal, but the prosecutors involved in the case would typically be included in questioning.| NBC4 Washington
George Mason University and Gregory Washington, its first Black president, are the latest targets of the Trump administration’s campaigns against diversity, equity and inclusion. Local business leaders and Virginia politicians are speaking out in support of the school.| NBC4 Washington
Aid organizations are left agonizing over whether they can continue with programs such as nutritional assistance for malnourished infants and children.| NBC4 Washington
A suspect shot and killed by police after shooting two officers during a traffic stop in Northern Virginia had a previous run in with police during a 2018 traffic stop. Officers pulled over 36-year-old Jamal Wali of Fairfax for speeding in the Greenbriar community Wednesday afternoon, according to Fairfax County police. When they approached him, Wali was hostile and combative…| NBC4 Washington
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“I do not believe that anyone deserves a pardon,” departing U.S. Attorney for D.C. Matt Graves told the News4 I-Team about J6 defendants| NBC4 Washington
Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a wave of new sexual assault and rape accusations.| NBC4 Washington